30 Plecos Under 8 Inches

[anewbie]

Would the territory factor be an issue if there was 1x male and 1x female?

Generally no; but read the description; L128 is not super territorial.

 

[Steve2717]

Generally no; but read the description; L128 is not super territorial.

FYI, I briefly visited the link you posted, and it did say the L200 and the L128 may be the same species, if it is its the northern form. It said they like vertical stone, can you clarify, is this a specific type of stone or just a stone stood up?

 

[TwoTankAmin]

One note here re Plantetcatfish. They measure fish using Standard Length (SL) as opposed to what most of us fish keepers use which is Total Length (TL).

SL does not measure the tail while TL measures the fish from the tip of its face to the end of its tail. So when PC mentions for L128 "

Size	180mm or 7.1" SL.

That means the fish will likley reach about 8.5 inches or so TL.

 

[Cichlidfever]

Lately I've seen tons of topics asking about small plecos. So, I decided to compile a short list of plecos that are under 8". I got all of this info from planet catfish. These are just the most commonly viewed Loricariidae species from planet catfish. They are by no means a definitive list or probably anywhere near that. Just some suggestions. Enjoy.

1. Flash Pleco, L204- 5.2" 130mm
2. Imperial Pleco, Zebra Pleco, L046, L098, L173- 3.2" 80mm
3. Clown Pleco, Ringlet Pleco, L104, L162, LDA22- 4" 100mm
4. Queen Arabesque Pleco L260~ 5" 125mm
5. King Tiger Pleco, Network Pleco, Scribbled Pleco, L066- 4.8" 120mm
6. Leopard Frog Pleco, L134 4.4" 110mm
7. Bristlenose Catfish, Common Bristlenose Catfish, L?- 5" 125mm
8. Green Pleco, Lemon spotted Green Pleco, L200- 7.2" 180mm
9. Starlight Bristlenose Catfish, L183- 4.0" 100mm
10. Para Pleco, L075, L124, L301, LDA02- 6" 150mm
11. Hypancistrus sp. ,L333- 6" 150mm
12. Butterfly Pleco, Flounder Pleco, L168- 5.6" 140mm
13. Hemiancistrus sp. L128- 7.2" 180mm (Apparently some have seen this plec. reach 9 inches anyone else want to 2nd that?)
14. Tiger ''Peckoltia'', L002, L074- 4" 100mm
15. Candy Striped Pleco, L015- 4" 100mm
16. Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus, L001, L022- 8" 200mm
17. Angelicus Pleco, Portel Angelicus Pleco, L004, L005, L028, L073- 4" 100mm
18. Chocolate Zebra Pleco, L270, L307, LDA76- 4" 100mm
19. Medusa Pleco, L034- 8" 200mm
20. Spotted Medusa Pleco, L255- 8" 200mm
21. Dekeyseria sp., Butterfly Pleco, Flounder Pleco L052- 4.8" 120mm
22. Pitbull Plec LDA25 - 2" 50mm
23. Brown Dot Peckoltia, L006- 4" 100mm
24. Leopard Peckoltia, L008- 3.2" 80mm
25. Ancistrini sp. L016-6" 150mm
26. Snowball Pleco (Hypancistrus sp.) L102- 6.4" 160mm
27. Spotted Orange Seam Pleco L106- 6" 150mm
28. Hypancistrus sp. L129- 2.8" 70mm
29. Spectracanthicus sp. L254- 4.4" 110mm
30. Panaque sp. L306, LDA64- 4.8" 120mm

(If you know of any other plecos that are under 8 inches that I haven't mentioned, then by all means add to the list. mods please correct me if any of this information is incorrect.)

Thanks for for this list, I for a long time researching what Pleco would not get to big for my tanks and or cichlids, with this list now I can look at what I like to have and not worry about the size it will reach at adult size, I must admit, I didn't think it was that many that would not grow large, I thought it would only be a handful to choose from, anyway, thanks.

 

[kiko]

L144s, L046, L236 SW
The 3 best looking plecos to me
I have 144s and 46s